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Skippy and the Intruders ( 1969 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 9, 2018
It's Lassie Down Under! ....
....only he jumps... and clucks! Some may say that a dog is a man's best friend, but Skippy the kangaroo can best a dog any day - especially in a boxing match. Skippy premiered as a television series in March 1968, in Australia, and quickly became one of the countr read more
Sea Bird II at The Derby ( 1965 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jun 1, 2018
Tomorrow will take place the 234th running of The Derby at Epsom Downs and to help you get into the mood for enjoying that race we have unearthed here a clip from the 1965 Derby ( pronounced "Darby" ) in which "Sea Bird II" made his historic victory run.
"Sea Bird II" was a chestnut colore read more
From the Archives: Bowery to Broadway ( 1944 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 30, 2018
Handsome Turhan Bey and pretty Susanna Foster are performing at the piano in this scene from RKO's 1944 production Bowery to Broadway. Ms. Foster was born Suzanne Larson but took the name Susanna after the song "Oh, Susanna" and Foster from the song's writer, Stephen Foster. From the Archives is a s read more
Walt Disney's Ballerina ( 1966 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 26, 2018
"When you no longer have the ballet, what have you?" Ballerina Mette Hønningen stars as Mette Sorensen, a young woman who spent years training to become a ballerina for the Royal Danish Ballet only to find her sparkling dream tarnished by her mother's desire to have her quit ballet, wed read more
Das Doppelte Lottchen ( 1950 ) - The Original Parent Trap
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 24, 2018
If you ever read the credits to Walt Disney's The Parent Trap ( 1961 ) you would have noticed that the film was based upon a book by the popular German author Erich Kastner entitled "Das Doppelte Lottchen" which was written in 1949. As famous as The Parent Trap was in the States, few children read more
State Fair ( 1962 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 19, 2018
Often when a film becomes a smashing box office success, the production studio that made it believes they can replicate its ticket sales with the next generation, and so, every 15-20 years the same titles crop up with new casts and slightly modified scripts.
State Fair is one such film. The 1932 no read more
Famous Stars and Their Mothers
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 13, 2018
They are just mother's boys and girls grown tall!
Believe it or not, Hollywood stars have a few things in common with regular folk like us.....for example, they have mothers, too! At least, that is what this photo-spread from the Mother's Day week issue of Movie-Radio Guide would have us beli read more
The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 10, 2018
"Very interesting....very interesting, indeed" these two men seem to be saying. But just what are they looking at that is so interesting? That's for you to think about! If you've seen this film, then drop the name of its title in the comment box below and the first person to correctly guess the film read more
Book Review: Hitchcock's Heroines by Caroline Young
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 5, 2018
While a number of great books have been written about the Master of Suspense and the making of his films, few have focused on the leading ladies of Hitchcock's films. In Hitchcock's Heroines, which made its printed debut this week, author Caroline Young shines the spotlight on the stunning blondes ( read more
Around the World in 80 Days ( 1956 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on May 1, 2018
In 1872 London, Phileas Fogg ( David Niven ), a methodical Englishman of independent means, makes a wager with fellow gentlemen at the private Reform Club that he can circumnavigate the globe within 80 days. His skeptical comrades think that with all of the unforeseen delays that could happen en rou read more
Invitation to the Dance ( 1956 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 27, 2018
Most fans of MGM musicals of the 1950s can rattle off the titles of Gene Kelly's pictures when called upon, but I bet you 23-80 that the majority of these musical aficionados will forget to include Invitation to the Dance among those titles.
This 1956 dance extravaganza features Kelly in read more
Louisa ( 1950 ) - When Grandma Starts Neckin'
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 20, 2018
What do you do with a meddling mother-in-law? That's a subject that has been addressed in many comedies over the years, one of which was Louisa ( 1950 ) which starred Spring Byington as the titular nuisance. Actor and former president Ronald Reagan, who always had a knack for playing comedy, portray read more
From the Archives: The Restless Years ( 1958 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 18, 2018
In this scene from The Restless Years, Miss Robeson ( Virginia Grey ) is announcing to her drama students that she is looking for lead performers for the upcoming school production of "Our Town". Miss Robeson is hoping Sandra Dee ( in the second row ) will sign up for the part, but the girl is read more
The Warriors ( 1955 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 15, 2018
By 1955, Errol Flynn, that rakish swashbuckler of the 1930s, was no longer the young and frisky new kid on the block. He was a veteran actor of some fifteen adventure films, and all that vine-swinging, sword fighting, heavy drinking, and wooing of women took its toll on the physical appearance read more
The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 11, 2018
Hmmm....now who could this violinist be? I'm sure most will instantly recognize the film this scene is from, but since I'm feeling generous today I'll contribute a hint to help: this grey-haired fiddler was quite famous as a television actor for many years.
As always, if you are not familiar read more
Old Man Khottabych ( 1957 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 8, 2018
Lenfilm Studios, one of Russia's most famous film production companies, made a number of great children's films in the 1940s and 1950s, one of which was Old Man Khottabych ( Старик Хоттабыч ). This 1957 classic was based on the 1938 children's book of the same name by author read more
On the Set of The Ten Commandments ( 1956 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 31, 2018
Tonight, as part of television tradition, ABC will be airing The Ten Commandments in honor of Passover week. For those who are unfamiliar with the film ( were you wandering in the desert wilderness with Moses? ), this 4-hour production tells the story from the Old Testament of Moses, the prince of E read more
The Mystery of Pirate's Cove - The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries ( 1977 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 25, 2018
Strange lights are seen coming from an abandoned lighthouse at Pirate's Cove. When Nancy Drew and her friends investigate, they discover the lighthouse completely locked with no visible means of anyone having entered there in the past five years. But activity of a ghostly nature is soon to be stirre read more
The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 21, 2018
Choo! Choo! The train is coming into the station. Stay on the platform until it comes to a complete stop. One little boy is anxious to board...until he learns that his mother will not be staying for the ride. Does this scene look familiar? If it does, you've just spotted an Impossibly Difficult scre read more
Hunted in Holland ( 1961 ) - A Children's Film Foundation Production
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 16, 2018
For many years, Britain exercised an entertainment tax on its citizens which was charged when anyone indulged in sitting in the dark comfort of a motion picture theater. Proceeds from this tax ( known as the Eady Levy ) went towards British-based film producers for the production of.... more fi read more